Truckers are being asked to help get food and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Mitch. The Nicaraguan Independent Emergency Commission needs trucks to move food, medicine, clothes and other supplies from Baton Rouge, La., and Alton, Texas, to New Orleans.

The National Industrial Transportation League, this country’s largest organization of shippers, wrapped up its 91st annual meeting ended Tuesday after electing a new slate of officers.

Amtrak says its express cargo service is attracting increasing amounts of priority freight. Amtrak's Ed Ellis, commenting at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual meeting, said the freight is being diverted from trucking carriers, not from other railroads.

Clean Diesel Technologies said it raised approximately $1.85 million from European investors to continue funding the development of fuel additives to reduce diesel engine emissions.

Transit Group said it obtained a $50 million commitment from GE Capital to help refinance its current fleet of tractors and trailers and to support future equipment purchases.

Truck maker Freightliner Corp. said it will work with Microsoft Corp. to develop strategies for using the Internet. The effort will focus on developing electronic commerce — “e-commerce” — which is to enable Freightliner customers to make transactions on the World Wide Web.

Michael J. Hayes, director of advertising sales for Transport Topics and TT Publishing since 1994, has been promoted to vice president and associate publisher.

The head of the Ohio Trucking Assn. is among the witnesses scheduled to testify next Monday at a hearing in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, on a planned 10% increase in tolls on the Ohio Turnpike.

State and local governments may apply for a share of up to $140 million this year for improvements to highway corridors and border facilities.

FRP Properties announced that Paul James resigned from his post as president and chief operating officer of its Transportation Group to pursue other interests.